How did Elizabeth Short get the nick name Black Dahlia?

According to newspaper reports shortly after the murder, Short received the nickname Black Dahlia at a Long Beach drugstore in the summer of 1946, as a play on the then-current movie The Blue Dahlia, starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. However, Los Angeles County district attorney investigators' reports state the nickname was invented by newspaper reporters covering the murder. In either case, Short was not generally known as the "Black Dahlia" in life.

How did Elizabeth Short get the nick name Black Dahlia?
She wore black all the time and at the time that she received her nickname the movie The Blue Dahlia was in theaters, so some guys began to call Beth the Black Dahlia and it stuck. But, this is only speculation. The press might have dubbed her with the nickname for sensationilism. No one knows for sure.
Reply:Because of her black hair.And because of her pechant for dark attired.








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this also shows her plaque she was honored.which states the answer to your question.
Reply:some say it was from her hair and attire others say it came from the media. for more go to google type in elizabeth short and look at the websites.